Croissant French Toast

Ingredients

• 4 croissants
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup of 3.25% milk
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 orange, zest and juice
• 475 g of ricotta
• 1 ¼ cup of maple syrup
• Strawberries, to taste
• Raspberries, to taste
• Salted butter, for cooking

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, mix spices and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and half the spice mix.
3. Slice croissants in half, lengthwise.
4. Dip croissant halves in egg batter, fully coating each half.
5. Melt a knob of butter in a skillet and evenly cook both sides of the croissant halves until golden brown.
6. In a bowl, mix ricotta with ¼ cup maple syrup, orange zest, a few drops of orange juice to taste, and the remaining spice mix.
7. In a small saucepan, heat the remaining maple syrup (1 cup).
8. In a separate bowl, mix fruit with half the heated syrup. Add a few drops of orange juice to taste.
9. To serve, garnish each croissant half with orange ricotta, then add fruits with syrup, and top with the other croissant half.
10. Drizzle a small amount of heated maple syrup.
11. Enjoy!